Re: lock_timeout GUC patch - Review

Boszormenyi Zoltan <zb@cybertec.at>

From: Boszormenyi Zoltan <zb@cybertec.at>
To: Kevin Grittner <Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov>
Cc: Marc Cousin <cousinmarc@gmail.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2010-08-02T19:52:42Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Hi,

Kevin Grittner írta:
> Marc Cousin <cousinmarc@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> This time, it's this case that doesn't work :
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>> I really feel that the timeout framework is the way to go here.
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> Since Zoltán also seems to feel this way:
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> http://archives.postgresql.org/message-id/4C516C3A.6090102@cybertec.at
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> I wonder whether this patch shouldn't be rejected with a request
> that the timeout framework be submitted to the next CF.  Does anyone
> feel this approach (without the framework) should be pursued
> further?
>   

I certainly think so, the current scheme seems to be very fragile
and doesn't want to be extended.